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Guatemalan's celebrate winner of country's first ever Olympic medal
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/08/07/guatemala-congress-to-decorate-olympic-medal-winner/Guatemalan lawmakers approved Tuesday a decoration for racewalker Erick Barrondo in honor of his winning a silver medal last weekend in the 20-kilometer walk at the 2012 London Olympics.
The 116 members present at the session voted unanimously in favor of making Guatemala's first-ever medal winner a Knight of the Order of the Sovereign Congress.
Barrondo will also receive $64,000.
Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/08/07/guatemala-congress-to-decorate-olympic-medal-winner/#ixzz22wIRIYsH
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